Samuel Wesley (poet, died 1735)

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Samuel Wesley
Born	17 December 1662 Dorset, England
Died	25 April 1735 (aged 72) Epworth, Lincolnshire, England
Education	Exeter College, Oxford Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)	Cleric, author
Spouse	Susanna Wesley (m. 1688)
Children	19, including John Wesley, Charles Wesley, Samuel Wesley (the Younger) and Mehetabel Wesley Wright
Parent	John Westley (father)
Religion	Anglicanism (Church of England)
Ordained	17 December 1662

Samuel Wesley (17 December 1662 – 25 April 1735) was a clergyman of the Church of England, a poet, and a writer. He was the father of John Wesley and Charles Wesley, the founders of Methodism.